Mahamadou Danda

prime minister of Niger

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Mahamadou Danda served as the prime minister of Niger. He was appointed to this position on February 23, 2010, by the Supreme Council for the Restoration of Democracy, a military junta that had deposed President Mamadou Tandja in a coup on February 18, 2010. Danda's appointment was part of the junta's plan to restore democracy to the country. A new constitution was approved in October 2010, and democratic elections were held in January 2011, leading to the return to civilian rule in April 2011. The current President of Niger is Gen. Abdourahamane Tchiani.12

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…junta named former cabinet minister Mahamadou Danda as prime minister, and a 20-member transition government was named on March 1. A new constitution, which curbed the presidential powers that Tandja had introduced in 2009, was approved by voters in October 2010.
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…junta named former cabinet minister Mahamadou Danda as prime minister, and a 20-member transition government was named on March 1. A new constitution, which curbed the presidential powers that Tandja had introduced in 2009, was approved by voters in October 2010.
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